give us one! give us one, john! i laid out -- >> there is only one person that can provide the leadership and that is the president of the united states. >> no, no sir, that is not true. no -- >> the leadership, rather than campaigning, he ought to be here, leading and working with people and talking to folks on both sides of the aisle. to get a solution so we don't go over the cliff. they believe the president is eager to go over the cliff. >> i don't believe that at all. there are 535 of us, that can provide leadership, there are 435 in the house, 100 in the senate and there is the president, all of us have a responsibility here. and, you know what is happening? what is happening is the same old tired blame game. he said/she said. i think the american people are tired of it. what they want to hear is what is the solution. what is the way to stop this, before w go over the cliff. put the economy back in the recession. and put millions more people out of work. look, both sides are going to have to give some ground.